How To Bet On Golden State Warriors

Betting on the Golden State Warriors is easier than ever, in the sense you should absolutely do it. They are more talented now than they were during the 2015-16 campaign, when they broke the single-season record with 73 victories. Sure, they’ve secured fewer wins, but that’s immaterial. They took that core, and added Kevin Durant, a top-five player, to it. They’re wiser now after going through their championship run in 2015, their history-making regular season last year and then the letdown in the 2016 NBA Finals. [+]

They know to play the long game, so there will be times when they check out, try to coast or just plain rest.

None of those one-off losses matter so long as the Warriors remain healthy. Everything related to the NBA title still comes back to them. A teams needs to beat them four times in seven tries, and while we saw the Cleveland Cavaliers do it last year, it’s unlikely they do it again this year. And it’s not just them or the Boston Celtics, the two Eastern Conference finalists, we’re talking about. It’s everyone.

Golden State is as close to unbeatable as it gets.

Golden State Warriors Next Game

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Betting on the Golden State Warriors should be quite simple—you put money on them to win, as long as they’re starting a healthy lineup.

Even if the line is hugely in favour of the Warriors and you feel like the underdog could make you some money, there’s no sense in putting down a big wager. You wouldn’t bet against the ’96 Bulls, would you?

Golden State Warriors Standings

The Spurs always seem to hang around, but they have been unable usurp the Warriors in the standings. No one does. That doesn’t figure to change for the foreseeable future.

NBA

#

team

P

W

L

+

-

%

Regular Western Conference Pacific

1

Golden State Warriors

51

40

11

5898

5491

0.784

2

L.A. Clippers

50

25

25

5380

5364

0.500

3

L.A. Lakers

50

19

31

5335

5517

0.380

4

Phoenix Suns

52

18

34

5455

5813

0.346

5

Sacramento Kings

50

16

34

4908

5323

0.320

Regular Western Conference

1

Golden State Warriors

51

40

11

5898

5491

0.784

2

Houston Rockets

49

36

13

5590

5214

0.735

3

San Antonio Spurs

53

34

19

5349

5168

0.642

4

Minnesota Timberwolves

54

32

22

5879

5722

0.593

5

Oklahoma City Thunder

51

30

21

5412

5202

0.588

6

Portland Trailblazers

51

29

22

5352

5256

0.569

7

New Orleans Pelicans

50

27

23

5538

5537

0.540

8

Denver Nuggets

51

26

25

5415

5385

0.510

9

L.A. Clippers

50

25

25

5380

5364

0.500

10

Utah Jazz

50

22

28

5099

5106

0.440

11

L.A. Lakers

50

19

31

5335

5517

0.380

12

Memphis Grizzlies

50

18

32

4990

5126

0.360

13

Phoenix Suns

52

18

34

5455

5813

0.346

14

Sacramento Kings

50

16

34

4908

5323

0.320

15

Dallas Mavericks

52

16

36

5274

5393

0.308

Regular Western Conference Southwest

1

Houston Rockets

49

36

13

5590

5214

0.735

2

San Antonio Spurs

53

34

19

5349

5168

0.642

3

New Orleans Pelicans

50

27

23

5538

5537

0.540

4

Memphis Grizzlies

50

18

32

4990

5126

0.360

5

Dallas Mavericks

52

16

36

5274

5393

0.308

Regular Eastern Conference

1

Boston Celtics

52

37

15

5359

5110

0.712

2

Toronto Raptors

49

34

15

5442

5087

0.694

3

Cleveland Cavaliers

50

30

20

5480

5467

0.600

4

Miami Heat

51

29

22

5111

5144

0.569

5

Washington Wizards

50

28

22

5350

5268

0.560

6

Indiana Pacers

52

29

23

5539

5474

0.558

7

Milwaukee Bucks

49

27

22

5153

5162

0.551

8

Philadelphia 76ers

48

24

24

5178

5130

0.500

9

Detroit Pistons

49

23

26

5035

5051

0.469

10

New York Knicks

52

23

29

5435

5506

0.442

11

Charlotte Hornets

50

21

29

5287

5281

0.420

12

Brooklyn Nets

52

19

33

5473

5659

0.365

13

Chicago Bulls

51

18

33

5282

5572

0.353

14

Orlando Magic

50

15

35

5284

5516

0.300

15

Atlanta Hawks

51

15

36

5286

5524

0.294

Regular Western Conference Northwest

1

Minnesota Timberwolves

54

32

22

5879

5722

0.593

2

Oklahoma City Thunder

51

30

21

5412

5202

0.588

3

Portland Trailblazers

51

29

22

5352

5256

0.569

4

Denver Nuggets

51

26

25

5415

5385

0.510

5

Utah Jazz

50

22

28

5099

5106

0.440

Regular Eastern Conference Central

1

Cleveland Cavaliers

50

30

20

5480

5467

0.600

2

Indiana Pacers

52

29

23

5539

5474

0.558

3

Milwaukee Bucks

49

27

22

5153

5162

0.551

4

Detroit Pistons

49

23

26

5035

5051

0.469

5

Chicago Bulls

51

18

33

5282

5572

0.353

Regular Eastern Conference Southeast

1

Miami Heat

51

29

22

5111

5144

0.569

2

Washington Wizards

50

28

22

5350

5268

0.560

3

Charlotte Hornets

50

21

29

5287

5281

0.420

4

Orlando Magic

50

15

35

5284

5516

0.300

5

Atlanta Hawks

51

15

36

5286

5524

0.294

Regular Eastern Conference Atlantic

1

Boston Celtics

52

37

15

5359

5110

0.712

2

Toronto Raptors

49

34

15

5442

5087

0.694

3

Philadelphia 76ers

48

24

24

5178

5130

0.500

4

New York Knicks

52

23

29

5435

5506

0.442

5

Brooklyn Nets

52

19

33

5473

5659

0.365

Better Golden State Betting Tips

Investing in the Warriors is pretty straightforward.

Though their point differentials are often huge, it’s usually a good idea to take their spread. If it’s 15 or more points, and they’re going up against a known title contender like the Cavaliers or Spurs, it’s okay to roll with the underdog. Beyond that, if they’re at full strength, they are going to be your pick.

The over should also be a good moneymaker. Sportsbooks will continue to drive up the end-game totals whenever the Warriors play, because they continue to reinvent the relationship between volume scoring and efficiency. But don’t let that intimidate you.

Unless they are going up against a top-five defense that also happens to play at one of the NBA’s five slowest paces, you have nothing to worry about. They try to get up and down the floor in a hurry, which generates offense by default, for both teams, through extra possessions.

So, again, when you see an over/under mark of 225, don’t be afraid to work it with the over. The Warriors have the necessary firepower in Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to clear such benchmarks.

And finally, on the futures front, they’re your most logical Western Conference Finals and NBA Finals pick. They’ve now won three straight Western Conference titles after beating the Spurs this year, and though the Cavaliers are the reigning champs, the NBA Finals rubber match these two appear destined for starkly favors Golden State.